Deconstructing Harvey's $11 Billion Valuation and Navigating a Bar Grievance with Suzanne Thompson

Is AI giant Harvey making a genius play or risking a catastrophic, public collapse? Host Jared Correia dissects the company’s high-stakes gamble to build its own frontier AI model to break free from outside vendors and control its own training data. Then, Chief Bar Counsel Suzanne Thompson steps into the studio to strip the fear away from bar grievances. From the strict rules governing non-refundable fees and bartering legal work to managing automated tech supervision and executing honest mistake remediation, Suzanne provides a clear roadmap for professional compliance. Stick around for the Counter Program to see if an outsider can decode authentic Maine slang.Learn more about Suzanne Thompson.Check out our latest Spotify playlist.We're grateful to be supported by Attorney at Work Today, and Lawyer 2 Lawyer.Subscribe to Attorney at Work Today.Subscribe to Lawyer 2 Lawyer.(00:00) - Monologue: The 1950 Movie "Harvey" and Legal Tech AI Valuations (02:03) - Deconstructing Harvey's OpenAI Reliance and the Frontier LLM Bet (04:04) - Controlling Training Data and the Innovation Lag in Legal Software (07:14) - Interview: Meet Suzanne Thompson of the Maine Board of Overseers (08:57) - The Mechanics of Self-Regulation, Burnout, and Alternative Discipline (13:14) - Trust Accounting, IOLTA Funds, and Insufficient Fund Notifications (14:51) - Transitioning from Shakespeare Scholar to Family Law Practice (21:01) - The Thorny Ethics of Non-Refundable Retainers and Reasonableness Rules (25:07) - Bartering Legal Work: Trading Contracts for Goats and Valuing Input (28:36) - AI Ethics: Disclaimers, Duty to Prospective Clients, and Supervision (33:02) - Why the Core Ethics Rules Adequately Handle Modern Artificial Intelligence (35:36) - The Power of Remediation: How to Properly Respond to a Bar Grievance (39:03) - Counter Program: "Shit Real Mainers Say" Trivia Gauntlet (47:41) - Unpacking "From Away" Status, Maine Maple Sunday, and Oyster Festivals (51:26) - Outro: "Main Event" Spotify Playlist and Harvey Outtakes Click here to view the episode transcript.